5 august

soon enough i could point to where all of the energy was leaving me: here and there and also there
i found i was leaving out letters and sometimes even words and that is when i knew
to drive as if someone else in the car
to protect yourself like your own younger sibling
clear as it all is from the page
on the sidewalk it is not cement
in unairconditioned dark
taste of crickets and toocold alarms
waiting for the dreams to come
accidental scene of a continental breakfasst
muffins huddle moist-topped and mini